UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 21, 2015

 

Plug Power Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (518) 782-7700

 

N/A

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Plug Power Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 21, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted upon the following two matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2015:

 

1.  The election of three directors each to hold office until the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal; and

 

2.  The ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2015.

 

The votes cast with respect to the election of directors were as follows:

 

Director		Votes For		Withheld
Andrew Marsh		31,571,292		2,990,372
Gary K. Willis		28,899,459		5,662,205
Maureen O. Helmer		33,288,071		1,273,593

 

There were 92,409,652 broker non-votes on this matter.  Each of Andrew Marsh, Gary K. Willis and Maureen O. Helmer was elected as a Class I director, each to hold office until the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.

 

The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved and the results of the vote were as follows:

 

For:

121,539,876

Against:

3,280,423

Abstain:

2,151,017

 

There were no broker non-votes on this matter.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

			Plug Power Inc.
Date:	May 27, 2015	By:	/s/ Gerard L. Conway, Jr.
			Name:	Gerard L. Conway, Jr.
			Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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